Cougarbear
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As Christians, render unto Cesar that which is Cesar's and render unto God that which is God's. As Christians, we must follow the laws of the land. If we don't agree with certain laws, then we need to work within the law to make those changes. Elections have consequences.Its THE PEOPLE that determine what is moral and what is immoral in such a free republic as is the United States of America. Its a simple concept........when the people are self governed, they by majority, even a simple majority can make law as is determined by the citizens of each state (if such a law is not in direct contradiction to the Contract drawn up among the people/state, the US Constitution). Every thing not contained as a guaranteed right in the Constitution (which in reality is a negative contract that places limits on the power and scope of a centralized government..i.e., the FED)..........belongs to the states/people of that state to make law as they determine .......SCOTUS has no authority to change the contract that is the US Constitution by simple opinion, what is not in the actual words of the constitution belongs to the people/states (Amendment 10).......not to a part of the Central/Federal Government which is SCOTUS.
In conclusion: I agree...........the laws of this nation even though based upon the Judeo/Christian philosophy are secular in nature (as is required in a truly free republic that has citizens of every faith, every culture etc.,) it can be no other way in a free society. The problem is..........immoral people make immoral laws and moral people make moral laws.
As a Christain we are commanded to obey the laws of the land (unless they conflict with your choice on how to serve God)....then God's law is paramount. Abortion even though Immoral to a Christian can not be forced upon the FREE PEOPLE of this nation on an individual platform.......if you don't believe in abortion, don't have an abortion if you consider it immoral. All one can do is to present the truth as presented by God in the Holy Scriptures......then those who hear are free to work out their own salvation or not. As far as I am concerned........abortion of any kind for any reason other than a natural happenstance is murder. Though shalt not murder or spell innocent blood. Its that simple.
When the government gets to the point they are no longer God's representative for good works (Roman 13:1-4) and attempt to force abortion on people that don't agree with such a law (such as is engaged in nations such as China when the government attempts to limit the number and sex of the children being born.....then and only then is it time to rebel in the name of God for vengeance is mine saith the Lord.
Again........immoral societies make immoral laws.......moral societies make moral laws such as is based upon the The Blackstone Commentaries on the laws of England (the basis for the majority of the rights contained in our founding documents and constitution). Blackstone has not been a cornerstone of US jurisprudence for almost a century now.........and it shows.